Social Media among Thai students: Narcissism, self-identity or empowerment?

Background: Social media has now become a ubiquitous part of everyday life, especially for young people. This technology is a double-edged sword and can be used to empower or isolate users. This research is designed to enhance our understanding of how social media is being used by young people, how it affects them and their attitudes towards it. Results: This paper reports on the findings of a follow-up study to explore student feelings and attitudes and student preferences and self-perceptions when using technology. Earlier research examined emerging trends and changes in how students and staff use technology for learning and teaching and ownership of technology. This part of the long-term research project explored student attitudes and self-perceptions when using social media for personal use. Findings confirmed that there is a high use of Facebook amongst the young people in this study and their attitudes toward social media are more positive than negative. Participants felt that social media helped them to communicate with people from around the world, was easy to use for communication and could be used anywhere and at any time. They used social media most often to communicate with friends, colleagues, family and significant others, rather than people they did not know personally. However, they did use social media to build an online presence or profile and used this online platform to raise their status and for self-promotion to the wider community. Participants also admitted that social media impaired concentration, listening and completing activities in the classroom and sometimes caused personal relationship problems. A mobile phone is the device they use most often to access social media. Results also indicate that young people using social media in Thailand do not have a high level of concern about third-party access to their data. However, results from the study do not clearly show that using social media affects the ability of young people to communicate face-to-face. Conclusion: The widespread use of Facebook amongst the Thai students taking part in this study was found to have both positive and negative effects on their communication, entertainment, academic and social lives, their sense of self and personal empowerment.

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Social media and youth: the risk of radicalization

Psychology and Law ◽

10.17759/psylaw.2018080406 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 55-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A.D. Tikhonova

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young People ◽

Sense Of Self ◽

Modern World ◽

Psychological Analysis ◽

Media Space ◽

The World ◽

Fertile Ground ◽

Use Of Social Media

The purpose of this article is the socio-psychological analysis of the process of radicalization of young people through the use of social media. The article considers the role of social networks in the life of modern youth, touches upon the problem of "clip" consciousness in the perception of media space, and analyzes the features of the radicalization process through the use of modern media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook.It is noted that online chats today are a key tool for radicalization of young people. It is emphasized that social media contribute to the fact that young people have a distorted picture of the world, which ultimately contributes to the loss of a sense of self-identification and the emergence of uncertainty. Extremism and radicalization are considered as a way to overcome uncertainty in the modern world, as well as an attempt to solve the lack of time. The article discusses that the state of boredom and a sense of uncertainty are fertile ground for radicalization of young people.

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Strategies for Luxury Fashion Brands' Targeting the Young Audience

Fashion and Textiles ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3432-7.ch006 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 121-157

Author(s):

Carmen Moreno-Gavara ◽

Ana Jiménez-Zarco

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Young People ◽

Consumer Behaviour ◽

Brand Strategy ◽

The Internet ◽

South Korean ◽

High Level ◽

Entertainment Products

The purpose of this chapter is to analyse luxury fashion brands' interactions with consumers, especially on social media. In this sense, we firstly propose a hypothesis relative to how luxury fashion brands can use celebrities (in general, and particularly music and TV idols) and social media to influence on young consumer behaviour. Lately, we try to response this question through a case study based on one of the most South Korean luxury fashion brands. Using members of social media has been a constant in brand strategy. Especially when targeting the young audience. They big consumers and fans of music and audio-visual entertainment products, show a high level of loyalty. This leads them to copy the behaviour and consumption of the same products and brands of their idols. They are big users of social media and the Internet, where they express their feelings, experiences and opinions about their music idols as well as the brands and products they use. This being the case, technology offers empowerment to young people. This allows them not only access to more information but allows the possibility to create their own new content. Thus both roles are important regarding branding. We can use the example of how Korean luxury fashion brands and how they use young music idols to establish a strong emotional relationship with their consumers. They do this by increasing their participation and involvement with their brands in social networks.

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EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS ON STUDENT BEHAVIOR

10.31568/atlas.773 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (45) ◽

pp. 2284-2298

Author(s):

İlker İnan LOKURLU ◽

Yüksel GÜNDÜZ

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Academic Success ◽

Student Attitudes ◽

Media Use ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Attitudes And Behaviors ◽

Social Media Tools ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Use Of Social Media

The aim of the survey is to express the effects of social media tools on student‟s behavior.The research is a qualitative one designed with phenomenology method.The working group of the research consists of 25 branch teachers working in secondary schools in Bursa, Yıldırım district in the 2018-2019 academic year.Participants were selected by purposeful sampling method. A semi-structured interview form consisting of five questions prepared by the researchers was used to collect data in the study.In this context, teachers were asked what their opinions were on the effects of social media on student attitudes and behaviors, the effect of social media on students 'acquisition of bad habits, the effect of social media on students' expressing their thoughts freely, the effect of social media use on students 'academic achievement, and the effect of social media use on students' socialization. When the results of the research are investigated, 19 of the teachers participating in the research expressed that social media has a minus effect on student attitudes and behaviors, 5 have both positive and negative effects, also 1 have an assertive effect;24 of them stated that social media is effective in students' adopting poor habits, 1 of them has no effect;21 of them denoted that social media had an effect on students' expressing their thoughts freely, 4 of them had no effect;11 of them stated that the use of social media has a positive effect on the academic success of the student, 11 of them have a negative effect on academic success, 3 of them can have both positive and negative effects;11 of them stated that the use of social media has no effect on socialization of students, 8 of them stated that it has an effect, and 6 of them are undecided about this issue. Keywords: Social Media, Social Media Tools, Teacher, Student.

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Culture Intelligence [CI3] Framework: How To Develop Positive Culture Inside Social Media

Indonesian Journal of Information Systems ◽

10.24002/ijis.v1i1.1593 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Indra Gamayanto ◽

Henry Christian ◽

Sasono Wibowo ◽

Titien S Sukamto

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Data Collection ◽

Positive Culture ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Collection Method ◽

Data Collection Method ◽

Johari Window ◽

High Level ◽

Different Cultures ◽

Conducive Environment

Social media is one of the most important technologies at this moment. With the presence of social media, a significant change in communication occurs. Changes that arise can have two effects: positive and negative effects. Moreover, problems arise when social media is used unwise and to do negative tendencies. It creates a non-conducive environment. Therefore, a positive culture in social media must be developed and created. In developing a positive culture on social media, there are many challenges, such as different cultures in each country and even habits that have a high level of complexity, but it can be overcome by providing solutions on creating a positive culture on social media. This journal is a development of the journal: Development and Implementation of Wise Netizen (E-Comment) in Indonesia. Data collection method is by conducting surveys and interviews. The method used is Johari Window. This method produces four classifications of netizen: open netizen; blind netizen; hidden netizen and unknown netizen, where this classification can be used to find out what types of netizen are on social media. Furthermore, the results of this journal are a framework for creating a positive culture and developing netizen positively on social media called Culture Intelligence (CI3).

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Strategies for Luxury Fashion Brands' Targeting the Young Audience

Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services - Global Marketing Strategies for the Promotion of Luxury Goods ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9958-8.ch008 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 155-192

Author(s):

Carmen Moreno-Gavara ◽

Ana Jiménez-Zarco

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Young People ◽

Consumer Behaviour ◽

Brand Strategy ◽

The Internet ◽

South Korean ◽

High Level ◽

Entertainment Products

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Young People�s Experiences of Viewing the Fitspiration Social Media Trend: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.9156 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Stephanie Easton ◽

Katherine Morton ◽

Zara Tappy ◽

Daniella Francis ◽

Laura Dennison

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Young People ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Future Research ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Emotional Wellbeing ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Data Set ◽

Positive Effects

BACKGROUND Social media use has become ubiquitous in the lives of many people, especially young adults. A popular recent trend emerging on social media is that of posting and following ‘Fitspirational’ content - material that purports to motivate and showcase healthy lifestyle habits, particularly relating to exercise and diet. There is very limited existing literature on how engaging with this type of content influences people’s psychological and physical heath. Initial studies have focused on concerns over potential negative effects on psychological wellbeing including body image, self-esteem and eating disorders. OBJECTIVE We aimed to address a gap in the literature for exploratory research on this topic from the perspective of users. We used a qualitative approach to explore how people experience viewing Fitspiration on social media including why and how they engage with this material and how they perceive that it affects their thoughts, emotions, behaviour and health. METHODS We recruited 20 young adults (14 females, 6 males, aged 18-25) who self-declared themselves to be Fitspiration followers to participate in either focus groups or individual interviews. We asked detailed, open-ended questions about their motivations for following Fitspiration, experiences of viewing this content and its perceived impact. We used inductive thematic analysis to derive themes that represented common and salient features of the data set. RESULTS Four main themes were developed: 1) A tool with the potential to support healthy living, 2) Unrealistic, untrustworthy content, 3) Negative effects on emotional wellbeing, and 4) Vulnerability and protective factors. Following Fitspirational posts on social media can provide young people with knowledge and motivation that may support healthy lifestyle behaviours. However, a range of harms also appeared to arise from Fitspiration viewing ranging from minor annoyances and frustrations to more meaningful negative effects on psychological & physical health. These negative effects seemed to persist despite individuals acknowledging that the material can be unrealistic, and believing that they are personally equipped to minimise harms to themselves. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that Fitspiration on social media can be attractive and compelling for young people but appears to bring about negative as well as positive effects. Future research should aim to confirm the scale and intensity of positive and negative effects and investigate ways of harnessing desirable outcomes and minimising undesirable outcomes.

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Mobilizing for Some

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000199 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 123-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Raffael Heiss ◽

Jörg Matthes

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Social Media ◽

High School Students ◽

Experimental Design ◽

Collective Efficacy ◽

Political Efficacy ◽

Negative Effects ◽

School Students ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Specific Factors

Abstract. This study investigated the effects of politicians’ nonparticipatory and participatory Facebook posts on young people’s political efficacy – a key determinant of political participation. We employed an experimental design, using a sample of N = 125 high school students (15–20 years). Participants either saw a Facebook profile with no posts (control condition), nonparticipatory posts, or participatory posts. While nonparticipatory posts did not affect participants’ political efficacy, participatory posts exerted distinct effects. For those high in trait evaluations of the politician presented in the stimulus material or low in political cynicism, we found significant positive effects on external and collective efficacy. By contrast, for those low in trait evaluations or high in cynicism, we found significant negative effects on external and collective efficacy. We did not find any effects on internal efficacy. The importance of content-specific factors and individual predispositions in assessing the influence of social media use on participation is discussed.

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Pembelajaran Integrasi tentang Etika Penggunaan Media Sosial dalam Materi Ajar Pendidikan Agama Islam di Sekolah Menangah Atas

Tarbiyatuna : Kajian Pendidikan Islam ◽

10.29062/tarbiyatuna.v3i1.201 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 72

Author(s):

Irfan Afandi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Islamic Education ◽

Learning Models ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Education Material ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Waves ◽

Critical Reason

The humanitarian problem in the development of the industrial revolution 4.0 is very complex and is at the stage of worrying. No human being separated from the effect of the waves. High school is active users (user) of the results of the industrial revolution the 4.0. The problem that arises in the use of social media including the demise of expertise, the dissemination of hate speech and fabricated news. Teaching Islamic education material should be able to respond to this by providing normative information in the Qur'an and Hadith so that students can escape from its negative effects. One of the solutions offered was to integrate these materials with integratsi learning models in the themes that have been arranged in the school's learning policy. Integrating this material must through the phases between the awarding phase of learning, information or materials to grow a critical reason, generate hypotheses and generalities.

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Gender aspects of aggressive behaviour in adolescence

Vestnik nevrologii, psihiatrii i nejrohirurgii (Bulletin of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery) ◽

10.33920/med-01-2006-04 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 45-49

Author(s):

Dmitriy Ivashinenko ◽

Elena Burdelova ◽

Lyubov Ivashinenko

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Young Women ◽

Physical Aggression ◽

Aggressive Behaviour ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Young Men ◽

Target Audience ◽

Preventive Work ◽

Gender Aspects ◽

High Level

This article presents the results of a study the purpose of which was research of the factors and patterns of aggression in adolescence. Its results are required to find personas, who need preventive work, and features of the system of preventive measures, depending on the structure of the target audience. In 2016 there were 721 respondents who took part in the study, and 1437 in 2019. The method used in this study is the Buss-Durkee test modified by G. V. Rezapkina (BDHI). Results of the study clearly demonstrate that amongst young people there is a high-level spread of severe irritation, especially among young women. Also, the predominance of such components of aggression as negativity and irritation was noted. According to the results, young women more often get irritated than young men, and on the scale of “negativism”, there is no significant differences. Physical aggression was discovered to be more characteristic for young men.

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YOUTH POLICY IN MODERN RUSSIA. ABSENTEEISM AND POLITICAL PROTEST

Political Science Issues ◽

10.35775/psi.2019.31.1.006 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G.I. AVTSINOVA ◽

М.А. BURDA

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Political Stability ◽

Political Agenda ◽

The Political ◽

Political Protest ◽

Youth Organizations ◽

Youth Policy ◽

The Government ◽

Russian Politics ◽

High Level

The article analyzes the features of the current youth policy of the Russian Federation aimed at raising the political culture. Despite the current activities of the government institutions in the field under study, absenteeism, as well as the protest potential of the young people, remains at a fairly high level. In this regard, the government acknowledged the importance of forming a positive image of the state power in the eyes of young people and strengthen its influence in the sphere of forming loyal associations, which is not always positively perceived among the youth. The work focuses on the fact that raising the loyalty of youth organizations is one of the factors of political stability, both in case of internal turbulence and external influence. The authors also focus on the beneficiaries of youth protests. The authors paid special attention to the issue of forming political leadership among the youth and the absence of leaders expressing the opinions of young people in modern Russian politics. At the same time, youth protest as a social phenomenon lack class and in some cases ideological differences. The authors come to the conclusion that despite the steps taken by the government and political parties to involve Russian youth in the political agenda, the young people reject leaders of youth opinion imposed by the authorities, either cultivating nonparticipation in the electoral campagines or demonstrating latent protest voting.

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